To me who had tears streaming down my face (Don’t worry) That you longed for me dearly, and to not worry, In the dream, you came to me slowly and spoke to me While the sudden change from the unbounded energy of the first four tracks feels jarring, the song itself is pretty and well performed, with lyrics equally as pretty: Here the members show off their vocal chops, with smooth, measured singing that emits a fragility befitting the song’s title. The album closes with the traditional lullaby-slash-ballad, in this case “Nap of a Star”. If the lyrics’ mention of “ a boy with wings” means what fans think it means, then there could even be an intertwining storyline between the two groups – something never before seen in K-pop. The animation from TXT’s debut showcase blurs the line between fiction and reality by transitioning from an illustrated story straight into their performance it seems Big Hit is hoping the narrative strategy will work as well as it did for BTS and are upping the immersion from the get-go. “Crown”’s rather cryptic lyrics suggest that it’s a part of Big Hit’s storyline for TXT’s own fictional universe, a tactic employed for BTS since 2015 and by several other groups such as Exo and Loona.
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What do I do, I don’t know how to stop it… Lyrically the most interesting song on the album, it tells an unusual tale about a boy who wakes up with horns growing out of his head: Blending EDM and pop with zingy synths à la The Chainsmokers, its powerful chorus, trendy production and catchy English hook make it the obvious choice for the title track. The album’s title track “Crown” follows, making no effort to hide its heavy Western pop influences. Despite its intriguing name, lyrically it’s a fairly simple love song about falling for someone who’s the opposite to you: Produced by Cazzi Opeia among others, the track’s name appears to make a playful reference to Red Velvet’s “Blue Lemonade”, a B-side off their Summer Magic EP also composed by Opeia. The album opens with “Blue Orangeade”, an energetic pop track characterised by its layers of synthesised doo-wop vocals. With “refreshing” as the keyword, the concept is faultlessly consistent, no doubt the result of countless marketing meetings by Big Hit’s upper echelons. Lyrically, it references imagery of things like stars, colours, puppies and kittens, fizzy drinks, summer and waves on a beach. Musically, The Dream Chapter: STAR continually reinforces this feeling of innocence and “refreshingness”, with vibrant synths, bright melodies and breezy, pop instrumentation throughout.